Beijing Headhunting Military Forces for PLA Training Instigates Defence Inquiry

Beijing Headhunting Military Forces for PLA Training Instigates Defence Inquiry
A British Royal Air Force Typhoon and Russian TU-142 Bear Maritime Patrol Aircraft bomber in a file photo. UK Royal Air Force
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The Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles has requested the Australian Defence Forces (ADF) launch an investigation into allegations Beijing has been headhunting former and serving members.

This comes after the BBC reported that up to 30 former UK military pilots were believed to have been recruited by the Chinese regime to train members of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), which led to the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) issuing an intelligence threat warning about the campaign.
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